Implementing SAFe®5.0 with SPC Certification

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Saahil Panikar

Saahil has been a leader in transforming organizations and teams by helping them master Agile and Scaled Agile best practices for over 10 years. He is a passionate Agilist whose thirst for continuous improvement led him to his first Agile Transformation in 2013 and has caused him to push the envelope ever since. He has experience working with large-scale Agile initiatives in a variety of contexts. He has worked with start-ups and small businesses, the Federal Government, and Fortune 100 companies. Saahil has led multiple SAFe and Agile Transformations in global contexts, both on-site and remotely, providing portfolio, program, team, and leadership coaching and training. Throughout his career, he has launched 40+ ARTs and Solution Trains. In addition to being a Scaled Agilist and SPCT, Saahil is a certified Enterprise Business Agility Strategist and is determined to help organizations extend their Agility beyond IT. He has degrees in Mathematics, International Business, and Design Thinking, and he started his career as a Data Scientist, so Saahil is still passionate about DevOps and the metrics behind successful transformations. As a former collegiate rugby player for the University of Florida, Saahil bleeds Orange and Blue and is a die-hard fan of Gator Football.

Charlene M. Cuenca

With over 26 years of professional experience, Charlene has been a leader in transforming organizations, leveraging Lean-Agile practices across multiple functions within an enterprise. Charlene has experience working with enterprise Agile initiatives with publicly-traded corporations, large and small, as well as the Department of Defense for over 14 years. She is passionate about Agile and enjoys enabling enterprises on their journey towards organizational agility. A SAFe Fellow, SAFe Program Consultant Trainer (SPCT) and SAFe Contributor, Charlene has been part of several proven large scale Agile Transformations providing portfolio, program, team and leadership coaching and training, and frequently speaks at conferences including the SAFe Summits. When she is not working, Charlene can be found at the beach, listening to music, spending time with family and friends, sightseeing, and knocking items off of her bucket list.

Aug 18, 2020Aug 21, 20208:00am-5:00pm

Chicago, IL

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Duane Bushman

Duane Bushman is a Consultant, Trainer and Agile Transformation Coach with a genuine passion for helping organizations to understand and realize the business value of Lean and Agile principles. His pragmatic approach to applying principles and proven practices to develop a culture of continuous improvement has been cultivated from 10+ years of practicing and coaching Agile in IT and product development environments. Duane's personal journey in life-long learning includes being certified as a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) in 2014 and an SPC Trainer (SPCT) in 2016. Duane brings an engaging, energetic and highly collaborative presence to both the classroom and the most challenging real world scenarios. Guiding teams large and small, he has consistently helped leaders understand what it is they need to do to unlock the potential of their people and become truly Agile.

Oct 13, 2020Oct 16, 20208:00am-5:00pm

Chicago, IL
60605

Roosevelt University AUD 232 - 430 S. Michigan Ave.

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Charlene M. Cuenca

With over 26 years of professional experience, Charlene has been a leader in transforming organizations, leveraging Lean-Agile practices across multiple functions within an enterprise. Charlene has experience working with enterprise Agile initiatives with publicly-traded corporations, large and small, as well as the Department of Defense for over 14 years. She is passionate about Agile and enjoys enabling enterprises on their journey towards organizational agility. A SAFe Fellow, SAFe Program Consultant Trainer (SPCT) and SAFe Contributor, Charlene has been part of several proven large scale Agile Transformations providing portfolio, program, team and leadership coaching and training, and frequently speaks at conferences including the SAFe Summits. When she is not working, Charlene can be found at the beach, listening to music, spending time with family and friends, sightseeing, and knocking items off of her bucket list.

Oct 20, 2020Oct 23, 20208:00am-5:00pm

Dallas, TX

TBD

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Saahil Panikar

Saahil has been a leader in transforming organizations and teams by helping them master Agile and Scaled Agile best practices for over 10 years. He is a passionate Agilist whose thirst for continuous improvement led him to his first Agile Transformation in 2013 and has caused him to push the envelope ever since. He has experience working with large-scale Agile initiatives in a variety of contexts. He has worked with start-ups and small businesses, the Federal Government, and Fortune 100 companies. Saahil has led multiple SAFe and Agile Transformations in global contexts, both on-site and remotely, providing portfolio, program, team, and leadership coaching and training. Throughout his career, he has launched 40+ ARTs and Solution Trains. In addition to being a Scaled Agilist and SPCT, Saahil is a certified Enterprise Business Agility Strategist and is determined to help organizations extend their Agility beyond IT. He has degrees in Mathematics, International Business, and Design Thinking, and he started his career as a Data Scientist, so Saahil is still passionate about DevOps and the metrics behind successful transformations. As a former collegiate rugby player for the University of Florida, Saahil bleeds Orange and Blue and is a die-hard fan of Gator Football.

Nov 03, 2020Nov 06, 20208:00am-5:00pm

Chicago, IL

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Duane Bushman

Duane Bushman is a Consultant, Trainer and Agile Transformation Coach with a genuine passion for helping organizations to understand and realize the business value of Lean and Agile principles. His pragmatic approach to applying principles and proven practices to develop a culture of continuous improvement has been cultivated from 10+ years of practicing and coaching Agile in IT and product development environments. Duane's personal journey in life-long learning includes being certified as a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) in 2014 and an SPC Trainer (SPCT) in 2016. Duane brings an engaging, energetic and highly collaborative presence to both the classroom and the most challenging real world scenarios. Guiding teams large and small, he has consistently helped leaders understand what it is they need to do to unlock the potential of their people and become truly Agile.

Nov 17, 2020Nov 20, 20208:00am-5:00pm

Austin, TX

TBD

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Matt Aaron

Matt is a customer-focused, self-directed, and detail-oriented Agile Transformation Coach and IT Professional with seventeen years of experience in software development. He has excellent knowledge of Agile processes and software methodologies, including experience running Agile projects as Scrum Master. He has consulted or worked full time for financial, medical, retail, and technology companies, all of which have helped him cultivate strong interpersonal skills and knowledge of different industries. Matt became an SPC in 2014 and an SPCT in January 2017. He enjoys training and coaching people at all levels in Agile and Lean principles.

Dec 08, 2020Dec 11, 20208:00am-5:00pm

Phoenix, AZ

TBD

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John Miller

John has been working in the complex systems development world for over 20 years. When he realized that the problems of large organizations could be solved by combining the use of fundamentals from Lean, Agile, Systems Management, Engineering, and other practices, he dove into understanding and using SAFe. He became a certified SPC in 2013 and a certified SPCT in 2018. John is the co-creator of a Lean Agile Budgeting course designed to help Senior Leadership in large organizations understand and improve the financial side of their Value Streams and ARTs. He has been involved with many organizational transformations and has launched dozens of ARTs and Solution Trains. He invests his time working with Senior Leadership, Portfolio, and Program teams and training both private and public SAFe® and Engineering courses. John is a life-long learner who is more than willing to chat about the next book you might consider reading.

Course Description

ICON is excited to offer this traditional, four-day SAFe course over 5 days for a limited time. These courses will be taught by SPCT instructors in a live, online environment. Please email iconsalesteam@iconagility.com for multi-student discounts by providing the course name and dates you want to attend.

Achieving business agility with the Scaled Agile Framework with SAFe 5 Program Consultant Certification.

During this course, attendees will learn how to lead a Lean-Agile transformation by using the practices and principles of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and the seven core competencies of the Lean Enterprise.

Attendees will practice how to coach programs, launch Agile Release Trains, create a DevOps culture to build a Continuous Delivery Pipeline, and empower a Lean Portfolio.

The first 2 days of the course, Leading SAFe, provide the basis to teach SAFe to leaders. The final 2 days focus exclusively on what it takes to successfully implement SAFe in the enterprise. Becoming a change agent and a Certified SAFe 5 Program Consultant (SPC) enables attendees to coach and guide the enterprise toward success in a disruptive marketplace, and empowers them to implement a Lean-Agile SAFe transformation.

Objectives

To perform the role of a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), you should be able to:

Lead a Lean-Agile Enterprise transformation

Implement SAFe

Implement Lean Portfolio Management

Perform Value Stream identification

Launch and coach Agile Release Trains

Coordinate multiple Agile Release Trains with a Solution Train

Use the seven core competencies to achieve business agility

Train managers and executives in Leading SAFe

Continue your learning journey and become enabled to train other roles in a SAFe enterprise

Prerequisites

All stakeholders in a Lean-Agile transformation are welcome to attend the course, regardless of experience. However, the following prerequisites are highly recommended for those who intend to take the SAFe 5 Program Consultant certification exam and practice as a SAFe 5 Program Consultant (SPC):

5+ years of experience in software development, testing, business analysis, product or project management

Interested in private, on-site training? We offer courses in Agile, Lean, SAFe®, and SAFe® DevOps for large groups at a discount price.

Training Course Feedback

I was so impressed with every aspect of this workshop—from well-designed content to great contextual explanations...[the facilitators] provided real-world examples to add context, and made sure that everyone in the room both understood the material and had opportunity to share questions and experiences. I would recommend this course to anyone who wants to gain a foundational knowledge of EBA and how to begin the journey of transformation for their team or organization.

EBAS Student

Thoroughly enjoyed and learned a great deal from the course. Can't imagine anyone doing it better!

Implementing SAFe® Student

I attended the Certified Scrum Product Owner course last week and now have a new certification. After attending two certification classes in addition to ICON's SA class, I can definitely say that Icon provided a much better experience. The content was superior and there was more of it. The food was also better.

Leading SAFe® Student

Strongly recommend this course. It provides instrumental tools to help the Agile practitioner expand beyond the bounds of dev teams to identify and quantify bottlenecks in the flow/delivery of outcomes from an idea's inception to delivery to customers.

About Us

Since 1992, ICON has enabled our customers to reach their full potential by helping them deliver faster, more predictably, and more strategically than ever before. Our team is known for bringing compassion, dedication and enthusiasm to all Lean-Agile, SAFe®, DevOps, and Enterprise Business Agility Transformations. Our customized client experience helps us deliver long-term solutions that align our clients' value streams with operational efficiency while also fostering a positive, team-oriented company culture.